Best of Portland 2012!

These are our Reader's choices for 2012 from our survey of over 1000 readers! You'll find their top choices by type of cuisine and more. Categories include Best Pizza, Best Italian, Best Mexican, Best Beer Bar, Best Cheesemonger, Best Place to Dine with Children, and many more.

Portland restaurant patrons don't seem to pay a lot of attention to who has the best wine list. This category always gets a low number of votes - 372 this year, and will probably be dropped for 2013. One thing has changed since our 2011 roundup: Nostrana is nowhere to be found. Instead, Kir Wine Bar takes its place, … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Wine List

In 2011, the voting went Bunk Bar, Beaker & Flask, and Slow Bar. This year the order has changed a bit, as Interuban has shaken things up. As Tanuki has been moving around over the past year, this is a good showing for them.
Out of 952 votes: 1. Beaker & Flask - 7.3% of the vote. 727 Southeast Washington … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Bar Food in Portland

In 2011, I broke this category into two - restaurants and dessert focused businesses. This year I combined them. However, it is still easy to compare. Pix and Papa Haydn have the same ranking; big surprise there. Salt & Straw is completely new on the list, pushing The Sugar Cube down. As far as restaurants, Paley's … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Places in Portland to Get Dessert

In 2011, the order of best Thai was Pok Pok, Red Onion, Chiang Mai, Chaba Thai, Mee-Sen, Thai Noon and E-san. This year, Chiang Mai has climbed, Red Onion has plummeted, and Thai Noon has fallen off the list. I don't think it will surprise anyone that Pok Pok took 43% of the vote. Here are the results:
Out of 840 … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Thai Restaurant in Portland

Portland isn't exactly known for its Chinese food, but we do have some strong opinions. As usual a small group of restaurants received the bulk of the votes.I don't particularly care for Wong's King anymore, but if you have never had the huge dining room, dim sum experience, it is a good option. If you are in … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Chinese Restaurants in Portland

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. We love our bakeries like we love books and strip clubs. This category got many passionate comments, 61 different bakeries were nominated and over 1000 votes counted. The top two winners received 35% of the vote between them. Six others followed closely, and then the bottom … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Bakery in Portland